Digital nomads are workers who, because they only need a computer or tablet to carry out their professional activity, can settle anywhere on the map. The Portuguese tax regime has “helped” digital nomads choose our country. Find out why. Non-Habitual Residents (NHR) Regime has helped digital nomads The number of people who fit the profile of a ‘digital nomad’ and are interested in moving to Portugal has been increasing, and the tax aspect is one of the factors that has also contributed to this interest.
The Non-Habitual Residents (NHR)
Aimed at people with a professional activity considered to have high added value, the RNH allows them to pay an IRS rate of 20% on their income Bahrain Mobile Number List from work or professional activity, instead of the progressive rates of this tax that go up to 48%. To access this RNH scheme, you must not have been a tax resident in Portugal for the previous five years and carry out one of the high value-added activities listed in the ordinance published by the Ministry of Finance.
If you meet the criteria
You can benefit from the RNH for 10 years – find out more here . In an information note on ‘digital nomads’ published in March 2021, the law Honduras B2C Phone List firm PLMJ recalls that the State Budget for 2021 (OE2021) introduced a new concept of permanent establishment “which also arises whenever a non-resident company provides services in Portuguese territory, including consultancy services, through its own employees or other personnel hired by the company for this purpose”.
